Cuff-protector.



G. R. LOGAN. curr PRoTEcTQR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 23. 1914.

mmm Apr. 23,1918.

FIGS- Gauw s GEORGE R. LOGAN, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CTIEF-PROTECTOR.

Application 1ed`1VIay23, 1914.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE R. LOGAN, a citizen of the United States,residing in the borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Protectors, fullydescribed and represented in the followingspecification andthe accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to wearing apparel and pertains more particularlyto shirt cud devices, having for an object to provide an unobtrusive yetserviceable over-cu.

To this end my cui in its general aspect meets the requirements of anordinary cuff, to which are added means for covering the wearingportions of the cuff over which it may be worn to protect the latterfrom injury and soiling; and also my over-cuil'a may be used to concealdefective or damaged portions of the cuE proper by means of a fabriccounterpart similar in appearance to the texture of the cui itself,which may when desired be made of the same material vand pattern as theshirt cuff itself, and not distinguishable therefrom.

Heretofore articles of this class have been devised as cuff protectors,so called, which are frequently made of impervious materials, usually instiff, unwieldy forms, and also of paper of various designs intended tobe used `once and thrown away, with no attempt to have such protectingcuff appear otherwise than a superimposed device.

This disadvantage in itself, it can readily be understood, would oftentend to detract from if not wholly destroy the benefits of an effectiveprotective device of the class described.

Hence, it is one of the purposes of my invention to provide asupplemental cu' made of linen or other desirable fabric of a similarflexible nature which in its general outline and appearance may be madeto conform to the shape of the usual wristband or cuff of a shirt,having portions that may be folded or turned back under the cud proper,to cover both the edges at the end and at the sides of the cuff, andalso to cover those portions of the surface thereof which are the mostreadily soiled in wearing.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a view of a preferred form of mycud protector shown fiat or opened; Figs. 2 and4 3 are similarl partialviews of modified forms of myy over-cuff; Fig. 4 shows my protectorSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 23, twin.

serial No. sacs/is.

applied to an ordinaryshirt cuff, preparatory to folding-in the endflaps; Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. f with fiaps turned under; andFig. 6 shows a sectional View of the cuff and protector.

Referring to the drawings, l represents a preferred form of my over-cuffhaving what may be termed the body portion 2 with button-holes 3 workednear the ends in the usual manner of cuff-designing. the holes 3 otherholes 3a may be set in alinenient therewith circumferentially of theover-cuff to admit of its being buttoned on over cuffs of differentsizes when necessary, and for other reasons presently to be eX- plained.

The holes 3 and 3 conform in general construction to the usual form ofbutton-hole as shown, but one at least thereof would preferably have anenlarged opening 4l through which the head of the cuff button may easilyass, with the narrowed part la extending t Aerefrom to receive the shankof the button.

Either one or both sides of my over-cuff may be extended to form a Hap5, and a similar extension 6 maybe added at one or both ends of thecuff, for the purpose of being turned around and under the correspendingedges of the cuff so as to conceal and protect those portions, asillustrated in Fig. 5. ylhe flap 6 is divided substantially midway ofits length into component portions 7 and 8 respectively. The flap 7 willtherefore protect the upper inner side of a cuff when worn in the usualmanner and likewise the portion 8 will protect the under portion of theinterior part of the cu. Y The flap 6 if made in a single member, wouldform objectionable wrinkles or creases that would not only yproducediscomfort for the wearer but would interfere with the proper andconvenient adjustment of the device uponand around the cuff. Thebifurcation 6 can be any sort of an incision, preferably at right anglesto the edge of the cuff, extending substantially to the portion to whichthe edge of the cuff proper normally extends.

The flap 5 need be given only sufficient length to insure its beingheldsecurely in its position surrounding the edge at the sides of thezlffandif desired to have it reach beyond the pomJ henejhe cuff button extendsthrough the cu", anotched opening or buttonhole 9 may be formed in" Inaddition tov links of the button, as shown in Fig. 3. Or,

- as shown in Fig. 2, by suitably placing a button-hole 3 within theflap 5 at the point through which the stem of the button may pass beforebeing inserted into the under 'cui secured by such button-hole, theovercull' may then be drawn around the edge of the under cui in the samemanner as the flaps 7 and 8 are shown folded back as in Figs. 5 and 6,and again inserted over the button to hold the iiap more securely inposition.

In actual use, however, it has been found that when the cuff is made ofa fabric of reasonable body strength, the notch above described issufficient for all practical purposes, although the hole in the flap 5when placed with care at the proper distance from the `adjacent; hole inthe body portion, acts to draw the parts into more accurate ad*justment, and hold the cuff in such adjusted Y position until detached.

lThe insertion of the second hole 3a thus creates the lateral flap 5 tothe cuff, which flap may be carried over one edge only of the cuff, inthe manner indicated in Fig. 6,

or folded upon the broken line indicated at a in Fig. 2 or Fig. 3, andcarried around both the contiguous edges of the cu, if desired.Y In theformer practice, however, as pointed out, the usual appearance 0f a cuffis more 'perfectly simulated.

A portion Vof each of the iiaps 7 and 8 is cut away at the end as shownat each cor ner of the cuff as at 10, so that the shank l trated may ifdesired be attached to both Y edges of the cuff, as illustrated inthedrawings, whereby four possible changes of the cuff are made available;that is to say, the

Copies of this patent may be obtained for over-Gulf may be worn eitherside out and changed end for end.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. As an article of manufacture, an overcuff of flexible material,having buttonholes for attaching to the buttons of an underlying shirtcuil', and a medially divided edge or iiap adapted to be folded oversaid under cuff, the bifurcation thereof extending substantially to thecorresponding edge of said cui substantially in the manner dcscribed.

2. As an article of manufacture, an overcuif of flexible material,having button-holes for attaching` to the buttons of an underlying shirtcuff, a medially divided edge or flap adapted to be folded over saidunder cuff, the bifurcation thereof extending substantially to thecorresponding edge of said cuff, anda lateral flap similarly adapted tobe folded over the side of said under cuil, substantially in the mannerdescribed.

3. As an article of manufacture, an overcuff of iieXible material with amedially divided edge or flap adapted to be folded over an underlyingshirt culil and having the bifurcation thereof extending substantiallyto the position of the corresponding edge of the said under cuff, alateral flap thereon adapted to be folded over the corresponding edge ofsaid under cuil', and a plurality of button holes arranged inlongitudinal aline- Inent thereon and adapted to attach the same to thebuttons of said cuff, one of said holes being located in said lateralflap.

4. As an article of manufacture, an overcu of ieXible material with amedially divided edge or flap adapted to be folded over an underlyingshirt cuff, and having the bifurcation thereof extending substantiallyto the position of the corresponding edge of said under cuff,button-holes for attaching to said cuif, and a lateral flap upon theside thereof having a notched portion in longitudinal alinement with thebutton-holes therein.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

GEORGE R. LOGAN.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Paten. Washington, D.C.

